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  • Carbon‐Nanoplated CoS@TiO2 ...
    Liu, Yi‐Tao; Chen, Xingxing; Yu, Jianyong; Ding, Bin

    Angewandte Chemie International Edition, December 19, 2019, Letnik: 58, Številka: 52
    Journal Article

    Developing noble‐metal‐free electrocatalysts is important to industrially viable ammonia synthesis through the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR). However, the present transition‐metal electrocatalysts still suffer from low activity and Faradaic efficiency due to poor interfacial reaction kinetics. Herein, an interface‐engineered heterojunction, composed of CoS nanosheets anchored on a TiO2 nanofibrous membrane, is developed. The TiO2 nanofibrous membrane can uniformly confine the CoS nanosheets against agglomeration, and contribute substantially to the NRR performance. The intimate coupling between CoS and TiO2 enables easy charge transfer, resulting in fast reaction kinetics at the heterointerface. The conductivity and structural integrity of the heterojunction are further enhanced by carbon nanoplating. The resulting C@CoS@TiO2 electrocatalyst achieves a high ammonia yield (8.09×10−10 mol s−1 cm−2) and Faradaic efficiency (28.6 %), as well as long‐term durability. Junction box: An interface‐engineered heterojunction, composed of carbon‐nanoplated CoS@TiO2 nanofibrous membrane, is developed for the nitrogen reduction reaction. The resulting C@CoS@electrocatalyst achieves strikingly high ammonia yield (8.09×10−10 mol s−1 cm−2) and Faradaic efficiency (28.6 %), as well as long‐term durability.